The cast of Henry VI, Part 2
The people who make Henry VI, Part 2 move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
English nobilitys
Uncle to King Henry VIs
House of Cliffords
Wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucesters
minor Kentish gentrys
Son of Henry V; married to Queen Margaret of Anjous
Daughter of King Reignier of Naples, Sicily, and Jerusalem; wife of King Henry VI; mother of Prince Edwards
House of Yorks
Father of Warwick; allied with York and the Nevil factions
The Stafford family; brother to William Staffords
House of Beauforts
House of de la Poles
Son of Salisbury; nephew of Yorks
married to Simpcoxs
House of York; son of Richard of Conisburgh; father of Edward and Richard (future Richard III)s
Other characters
Jack Cade
Kentish rebel leader; cipher for popular discontent and York's ambition
Dick the Butcher
Jack Cade's lieutenant and voice of the commons' rage
Saunder Simpcox
Fraudulent miracle-worker exposed by Gloucester's test
Lord Say
Victim of mob justice; learned nobleman
All
Collective voice of the commons and assembled crowds
Captain
Pirate captain commanding the seizure of Suffolk at sea
John Holland
Kentish commoner and follower of Jack Cade's rebellion
George Bevis
Kentish commoner and follower of Jack Cade's rebellion
Peter
Apprentice armourer, accuser of his master in trial by combat
Smith the Weaver
Rebel craftsman and Jack Cade's follower
Walter Whitmore
Pirate captain and executioner; instrument of Suffolk's fate
Roger Bolingbroke
Conjurer and accomplice in Eleanor's witchcraft scheme
Sir John Hume
Corrupt priest and conjurer's accomplice; broker of forbidden magic
Thomas Horner
Armourer accused of treason; victim of trial by combat
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